Mill Picayune Watershed Site N-14-2

Mill Picayune Watershed Site N-14-2 is an earth dam located in Shelby County, Iowa, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height43 ft
Built197551 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 43 ft
43 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

43 ft tall and 300 ft long, taller than 89% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Mill Picayune Watershed Site N-14-2

The primary purpose of Mill Picayune Watershed Site N-14-2 is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Shelby County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-mill Creek near Woodbine.

The dam stands 43 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 43 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1975, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

At 43 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyShelby
Nearest CityWoodbine
River/StreamTr-mill Creek
Coordinates41.81820, -95.53140

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height43 ft
Dam Height43 ft
Dam Length300 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage43 acre-ft
Max Storage43 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerShelby County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01825
Federal IDIA01825
More InfoState Dam Safety Program